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Downtown Jacksonville Beach is a crowded parking lot in May 1973. Prior to 1979, cars were allowed on the beach. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, https://floridamemory.com/items/show/95046
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A crowded day at Jacksonville Beach in May 1973. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, https://floridamemory.com/items/show/95043
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Building a sand castle in July 1973. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, https://floridamemory.com/items/show/95078
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The new Quality Inn in July 1973. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, https://floridamemory.com/items/show/95083
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People sitting by fountain in front of the Jacksonville Beach Flag Pavilion in August 1975. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, https://floridamemory.com/items/show/95151
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Women in bikinis playing with a beach ball. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, https://floridamemory.com/items/show/95052
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A Corvette Stingray in 1975. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, https://floridamemory.com/items/show/95129
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Bringing a horse to the beach was one interesting way to impress a lady in 1976. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, https://floridamemory.com/items/show/95174
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A view of parked cars on the beach in 1976. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, https://floridamemory.com/items/show/95161
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Looking north, near the Jacksonville Beach City Auditorium in 1978. Courtesy of the Jacksonville Public Library Special Collections Department.
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Family fishing at the beach near the South 6th Avenue pier in 1980. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, https://floridamemory.com/items/show/95257
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Aerial view of the Beaches Town Center in 1981. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, https://floridamemory.com/items/show/95313
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A fun day at the beach in 1981. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, https://floridamemory.com/items/show/95330
Article by Ennis Davis, AICP. Contact Ennis at edavis@moderncities.com